Oktophonie

Oktophonie
Electronic Music of TUESDAY from LIGHT
by Karlheinz Stockhausen
Stockhausen in the WDR studio during the production of Oktophonie in 1991.
Stockhausen in the WDR studio during the production of Oktophonie in 1991.
EnglishOctophony
Catalogue255
Opus1. ex 61
Year1991
GenreElectronic music
RelatedDienstag aus Licht: Invasion mit Explosion
Composed23 August 1990 (1990-08-23) – 30 August 1991 (1991-08-30): Cologne
PublisherStockhausen-Verlag
Duration69:00
Scoring8-track tape
VocalSoprano, bass
InstrumentalSynthesizer
Premiere
Date1994
LocationCologne Triennial

Oktophonie (Octophony) is a 1991 octophonic electronic-music composition by Karlheinz Stockhausen. A component layer of act 2 of the opera Dienstag aus Licht, it may also be performed as an independent composition. It has a duration of 69 minutes.